Low-Elevation Wetlands (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Low-Elevation Wetlands

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Low-elevation wetlands like this Spartina marsh in Massachusetts' Plum Island Estuary are frequently flooded by tides that deposit sediment and cause the marsh to build up at a fast rate (approximately 5-10 millimeters per year).

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Photo by Matt Kirwan.

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